Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty was known for its long tradition of incestuous royal marriages. Generation after generation, Ptolemies married Cleopatras, with many of the...
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...
In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...
Geoffrey of Monmouth (12th-century British writer)
"Kings were anointed not in God's name, but because they were more bloodthirsty than their fellows."
From Geoffrey of...
Heraclitus (c. 540-480 BCE)
"Men who love wisdom must be knowers of a great many things."
From fragment 35 (b) of Heraclitus, translated by Diels-Kranz,...
Tradition held that the kingdom of Rome was founded in the mid-8th century BCE. In fact, archaeologists believe permanent settlement in the region of...
Lionel Giles (1875-1958)
"Everybody can see superficially how a battle is won; what they cannot see is the long series of plans and combinations which...
